Tatsushi OMORI 大森立嗣
Under The Stars
Nippon Cinema ª
Chihiro grew up in a family belonging to a sect that is convinced of the healing properties of a supposed miracle water. Only when she grows older does she begin to question her parents’ blind faith in the sect. Tatsushi OMORI tells Chihiro’s coming-of-age story as a compelling family drama about optimism and reconciliation.
Guests:
Masatoshi NAGASE
Fri., May 27, 2022, 14:30
Mousonturm Saal
With online Q&A with the actor Masatoshi NAGASE
German premiere
Original with English subtitles
Sat., May 28, 2022, 15:00
Eldorado Arthouse Cinema
German premiere
Original with English subtitles
Drama Family Stories Of Youth
星の子
Hoshi no ko
Japan 2020
110 minutes
Director
Tatsushi OMORI
Script
Tatsushi OMORI based on a novel by Natsuko IMAMURA
Cinematography
Kenji MAKI
Music
Hiroko SEBU
World sales
Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Cast
Mana ASHIDA, Tomoyo HARADA, Kohei OTOMO, Aju MAKITA, Masatoshi NAGASE
About Tatsushi OMORI
大森立嗣
Tatsushi OMORI, born in Tokyo in 1970, is the son of the famous butoh dancer and actor Akaji MARO and the brother of actor Nao OMORI. After early work with 8mm film, he worked as an actor and directed his feature film debut THE WHISPERING OF THE GODS in 2005. His second film A CROWD OF THREE (2009) was presented in the Berlinale Forum section and received the Best New Director Award of the Directors Guild of Japan. In 2012, the Nippon Connection Film Festival screened his film TADA’S DO-IT-ALL HOUSE (2011).